Massive Looting Exposed: EFCC Busts Contractor In Kaduna’s ₦30bn Fraud Case

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended Bashir Bello Ibrahim, a former contractor for the Kaduna State government and CEO of Formal Act Legacy Limited, in connection with an alleged ₦30 billion fraud involving fake contracts and numerous victims.

According to a statement posted Friday on the EFCC’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Ibrahim was arrested by the Commission’s Kaduna Zonal Directorate after it received over 250 petitions accusing him of impersonation and orchestrating large-scale financial scams.

Despite his contract with the Kaduna State government being terminated in October 2023, Ibrahim allegedly continued to present himself as a consultant for all 23 local government areas (LGAs) in the state and the United Charity Foundation. He also falsely claimed to be working in partnership with the Office of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

“He deceitfully stated he had a 2020 Memorandum of Understanding with the Kaduna State Government to attract intervention funds from international donor organizations for LGA development,” the EFCC’s statement noted.

However, investigations revealed that the MoU had long been revoked due to non-performance and multiple violations. Despite this, Ibrahim reportedly went ahead to issue fake contracts to unsuspecting contractors, persuading them to supply construction materials, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and other health-related products for supposed LGA projects.

“After taking delivery of the items, he stored them away without the knowledge of the LGAs, refused to compensate the contractors, and even sold some of the supplies,” the EFCC said.

Items recovered from the suspect included Toyota Hilux trucks, ambulances, buses, dispatch bikes, generators, and large quantities of drugs and medical supplies. Many of the medicines—ranging from tablets and syrups to gloves and syringes—were found in substandard storage conditions.

The EFCC is now working with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Kaduna State Ministry of Health to inspect and assess the seized pharmaceuticals.

Umar Ahmad Suleiman, an enforcement officer with the Federal Task Force under NAFDAC, confirmed that many of the drugs were either expired, counterfeit, or produced by unlicensed manufacturers.

“Some are still within shelf life, but others have expired or are outright fakes,” he noted.

Kaduna State Ministry of Health pharmacist Abubakar Isa Balarabe also described the storage conditions as wholly unsuitable for pharmaceuticals.

“The environment is completely unfit for storing any type of medication,” he remarked.

The EFCC further disclosed that Ibrahim allegedly sold fraudulent contract documents using proxies, manipulated contract terms, and continued violating the original MoU even after its cancellation.